Roller-stand for switch-rods.



PATENTE@ APR. 4, 1905.

L. ZAMBONL RQLLER STAND EUR sWTGH RODS.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 2. 1905.

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l uw@ An/miam no. rec-2,616.

v Y-.vr 1 '4 .p "tjah-fran stares LAWRENCE ZAMBONI, OF PHILADELPHIA,

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PENNSYLVANA, ASSIGNUR TO THE AliiERICAN PULLEY GOli/PANY, GFiifiiLADELi-HA, PENN- SYLVANIA, A- CORPORATIGN OF PENNSYLVANIA.

Retten-erano een SPECFICATON forming part of Letters Patent No. 786,616,dated April 4, 1905.

To (all whom t 'lita/y concern:

Beit known that I, LAWRENCE ZAMBONI, of Philadelphia, in the State ofPennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful 'improvements inRoller Stands for Switch -Rods, whereofl the following is a speeication,reference beinghad te the accompanying drawings.

My improvements may be employed with particular advantage in standsdesigned to support the rods by weich raiiway signals and switches aremanipulated. However, it is to be understood that they are equallyapplicable as supports for pipes or rods for other purposes.

As hereinafter described, my invention coniprises stand supporting asingle roller arranged to receive and guide a rod, the opposite side andbottom walls of said stand being braced by a metal plate extendingwithin them, having iianges at its opposite sides eisttending obliquelyto said side walls and iianges at its ends arranged to engage asupportingrail extending beneath said stand. Moreover, said stand hasits side walls provided with means whereby any desired number of suchstands may be assembled in interlocked relation with their rollers inaxial alinement, and said side walis are provided above said rollerswith bars, which are removable, but which when in position maintain saidwalls in properly-spaced relation. i iind it convenient to malte thewalls ot' the stand in unitary relation of a single piece of pressedsheet metal and to form said bracing-plate of pressed sheet metal.

My invention comprises the various novei features ot' construction andarrangement hereinafter more detinitely speciied.

in the drawings, l'igure'l is a side eievation of a single standembodying my improvements. Fig. H a contrai vertical sectional view ofsaid stand, taken on the iine il H in Fie. i. Fig. Hishows agroup ofthree ot' said stands arranged in interioclied relation.

in said iigures each stand comprises opposite side walls 1 and Q,formedof sheet metal, in unitary reiation with the bottom wail 3. .Saidside walls and 2 are provided with bear- Application led February 2,1905. Serial No. 243,814.

ing-recesses 5 and 6, which are respectively7 provided with slots 7 and8 to receive the shaft 10 of the roller 11, which is convenientlyprovided with thecylinder-bearings 12 within its hub 13. Said rollers 11support the rods or pipes 15, as indicated, so as to permit oi theirreciprocatory movement` and the upper ends of Said walls 1 and 2 aremaintained in properly-spaced relation by the baisi, which exarranged tointerlock the wall Qrot an adjoining stand of the same construction asindicated in Fig. il, and when thus assembled the intermediate stands donot require any cotter-pins 27, the bars 17 being retained by saidoverhanging iianges Q8.

The horizontal and vertical walis o'lE each stand above described areinternaily braced in rigid relation by a plate 33, which comprisesiianges 34 upon its opposite sides, extending obliquely at the junctionsot said waiis and secured by the rivets 35, extending through saidianges and the walls 1 and 2. As shown in Figs. i and H, said fianges itand walls 1 and 2 are provided with recesses 3G and 37 between theirconnecting means and the wall 1 is provided with the projecting ing 38,arranged to interlock with the wali 2 of an adjoining stand through therecess in the latter, as indicated in Fig. Hi'. 'ine opposite ends ofsaid plates are also conveniently provided with inwardly-curved iangesa0, arranged to enibrace the opposite edges oie an ibearn or othersuitable support eti, which eX- tends beneath the series ot' stands andmaintains them, with their rollers il, in axial alinernent, asindicated. in Fig. iii.

Aithough said stands are snown with the supporting' ineane beneath them,it ie to he understood that they may he supported with equal facility ina. pondent position. ll'loreN over.A althonghl prefer to construct thestands with interlocking' menne, ae above described4 .it is to oounderstood that l do not desire to lilnit nryeeli to Sucheonristrnetion, ae if'arious niodilicatione may lie made therein withoutdeparting' troni the essential vteatures of ing; invention.

claim-- l.. A rolleretand comprising `vertical and horizontal Walle inunitariv relation; a shaft einniortral in said vertical Walle; a rollermounted to rotate on said shaft; and, a plate distinct Vfrom said Wallearranged to brace thein in rigid relation, substantially as Set forth.

2. A roller-stand comprising vertical and horizontal Walle in rniitaryrelation; a shaft snpportml in eaid vertical wallf; a roller mounted torotate on Said shaft; a plate dietinct from said walls havingl portionsextending` ohlioueli7 Yfrom said horizontal wall to sain vertical wallsat the junctions; thereof; and; means Securing` Said plate in rigidrelation with said walls, substantially as eet tortl i.

I3. :i roller-stain. coniprieinf;` Vertical and horizoi'ltal Walle` inunitary relation; a ehatt sinnlos-ted in Said wntical Walls; a rollernmunted to rotate on said Shaft; a plate dietinct Afrom said' wallsharing' nortione extending olilinuely `from said horizontal wall to saidVertical Walle at the junctions thereof; and, means securing said lplatein rigid relation with said walls, coniprieing rivets extending throughsaid xf'ertical Walle, snhetantially as eet Forth.

4i. fr roller-stand comprising' vertical and horizontal Walle in unitaryrelation; a' shaft Supported in Said Vertical Walle; a roller mounted torotate on said shaft; a plate dietinet troni said Walla arranged tobrace them in rigid relation; and, means on Said brace- ]'ilate arrangedto erng'anfe a. support for said stand, uuhetantialli' ae eet Forth.

"ndole A roller-stand comprising vertical and horizontal Walle formed ofa Single piece of pressed sheet metal; a shaft Supporte-l in saidvertical walls; a roller mounted to rotate on Said shaft; apressedsheet-metal plate arranged to brace said horizontal and verticalwalls in rigid relation; and; means seeming said plate to eaid Walle,substantially set forth.

G. A roller-etand coinprising Vertical and horizontal walls 'termed of asingle piece of prenne-d eheet metal; a Shaft Supported in Said verticalWalls; a roller mounted to rotate on said shaft; a pressed-eheet-rnctalplate arranged to brace eaid horizontal and vertical Walle in rigidrelation; means Securingv said plate to Said Walle; and7 means on saidbraceplate arranged to engage a support ior Said. stand, snhetantiallyas eet `forth.

7. A rollenstand comprising' vertical and horizontal walls iornned ol asingle piece oi pressed sheet metal; a Shaft supported in said verticalwalls; a roller mounted to rotate on said Shaft; a pressedSheet-metalnlate arranged to brace Said walls in rigid relation; ineens SecuringSaid plate to said Walle; and, means on said brace-plate arranged toeiny a Support ioreaid stand, comprising-inw( turned flanges,substantially as Set forth.

8. n roller-stand cmnprieingl vertical and horizontal walls torined of asingle niece ot pressed sheet metal. and having respectively oppositehearing-recesses; a sha'l't removably supported in said. recesses; apressed-Sheetnietal roller mounted to rotate on said Shaft; apif'eeeed-eheet-nletal plate arranged to brace Said Walls in rigidrelation; and; lneane Seem'- ing' Said vplate to Said walls, wholliTwithin the outer planes ol said vertical walls, Substantially as eetforth.

.ln testii'nony whereof l have hereunto Signed my narne. atPhiladelphia, llennsylvan'a; this 30th day 0l: January, '1905.

LA rVRlNClC ZAM BUN YW i tnesses .Rosanne rl. owun, Anouar 1N Monms.

